Fire protection coating for school in Luxembourg

Increasingly, fire protection coatings are also becoming an issue for exposed wooden surfaces in interior areas. Together with the local fire department, the timber construction company Rollingertec, the architectural firm Architecte Lorang sàrl and the structural engineers Schroeder & Associéswere looking for a solution for a new school building in Steinsel, Luxembourg - and found it in Pyrolan Expand from ADLER. The water-based fire protection coating develops a solid carbon foam when exposed to high heat, which wraps itself around the wood like a protective coating and thus massively inhibits the speed and spread of fire. And because the coating is free from formaldehyde, biocides, heavy metals and halogens, no toxic substances are released in the event of a fire.

Protection & Beauty

Another advantage of Pyrolan Expand is that the coating can also be easily applied directly on site - in this case, the already installed wooden elements were painted by a painter from Heiles Raumgestaltung und Fassaden of the company Heiles Raumgestaltung und Fassaden from Mersch using the Pyrolan Expand Base primer coat in the color spruce and then coated with the colorless Pyrolan Expand Top protective coating. The glaze finish ensures the highest possible fire protection effect and an excellent surface quality at the same time: the natural beauty of the wood is retained and it is also pleasant to the touch. In addition to various characteristic wood shades, opaque shades are also available.

Bright & Friendly

In the Prënz Charles elementary school, the light-colored wooden surfaces in combination with the spacious, elegant wood-aluminum windows - which were primed with Aquawood Primo, intermediate coated with Aquawood Intermedio FlowQ and painted with Aquawood Nativa by the manufacturer, ADLER customer Schreinerei Vincent Messerich- create an inviting, friendly learning atmosphere. Incidentally, the impressive building was personally opened in spring 2025 by its namesake, the then four-year-old Prince Charles, son of Grand Duchess Stéphanie and Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg.

ADLER – paint runs through our veins

With 730 employees, ADLER is Austria's leading manufacturer of varnishes, paints and wood preservatives. Founded in 1934 by Johann Berghofer, this family business is now managed by a member of the third generation, Andrea Berghofer. Every year, 21,000 tonnes of paint leave the Schwaz plant and are delivered to customers in more than 30 countries worldwide. ADLER has sales subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia; their sole production site is the ADLER-Werk Lackfabrik in Schwaz, Tyrol (Austria). Innovation and sustainability are the cornerstones of the corporate strategy. ADLER is committed to active climate protection and is continuously working to improve the company's ecological footprint and develop sustainable solutions for its customers.